Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010)Director:Kevin ConnorWriter:Robert Tate Miller |
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Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010)Director:Kevin ConnorWriter:Robert Tate Miller |
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| Christine Taylor | ... |
Annabelle Wahl
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| Christopher Wiehl | ... |
Mark Stafford
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| William Morgan Sheppard | ... |
Kris Kringle
(as W. Morgan Sheppard)
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| Lin Shaye | ... |
Zelda
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| Shashawnee Hall | ... |
Mayor Phil Green
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| Michael Chieffo | ... |
Hank
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| Vivica A. Fox | ... |
Zoe Marsden
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| Tony Cicchetti | ... |
Jake
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| John Farley | ... |
Lloyd
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| Angela Pierce | ... |
Dr. Nora
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| John Kapelos | ... |
Harley
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| Katy Stoll | ... |
Carly
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| Kristin Burke | ... |
Betty Anne Clark
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| Jonathan Spencer | ... |
Jonathan (Animal Shelter Worker)
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Harrison Forsyth | ... | |
A very pleasant little Hallmark Channel TV movie as Christine Taylor, a new-media journalist -- she blogs for a website -- goes to the town of Mistletoe to cover their Christmas festival and their renowned Santa Claus, who has been doing this yearly bit for half a century.
It's all about the healing power of good will, and the direction and performances are very good. Unhappily, the script is a bit below par as plot points are advanced by talking, including Miss Taylor's voice-over of her blog -- I'm a great believer that when you're looking at a movie, they should show you things happening, not tell you -- but William Morgan Sheppard makes as good a Santa as I've seen since Edmund Gwenn.